Souza vs Yachi

Who won Souza vs Yachi?

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza beat Yusuke Yachi by submission in the 2nd round during the co-main event of RIZIN 33, on Thursday 30th December 2021 at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ) in Saitama.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Souza vs Yachi division, which meant the weight limit was pounds (0 stone or 0 KG).

This contest was for the Rizin Souza Vs Yachi championship.

Souza vs Yachi stats

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Yusuke Yachi made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Yusuke Yachi marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza's Rizin record stood at 9-3-0, while Yusuke Yachi's came in at 10-7-0.

The stats suggested Souza had a slight advantage in power over Yachi, with a 33% knock out percentage over Yachi's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Souza had a massive advantage over Yachi, boasting a 67% submission rate over Yachi's 9%.

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 2 inches over Yachi.

Souza was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 21 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 15 years and 5 months earlier than Yachi, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 65 less professional rounds, 27 to Yachi's 92.

Souza vs Yachi form

Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to AJ McKee Jr at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on 31st December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had won against Johnny Case at RIZIN 35 on 17th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Chofu.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Yusuke Yachi at RIZIN 33 on 30th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama.

Before that, he had defeated Tofiq Musayev at RIZIN 28 on 13th June 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their Rizin Lightweight championship fight at Tokyo Dome(東京ドーム), Bunkyo.

He was victorious against Kazuki Tokudome at RIZIN 27 on 21st March 2021 by submission in the 1st round at Nippongaishi Hall(日本ガイシホール), Nagoya.

Yachi had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Koji Takeda at RIZIN 30 on 19th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena(さいたまスーパーアリーナ), Saitama, Japan.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yuki Kawana at RIZIN 29 on 27th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka(丸善インテックアリーナ大阪), Osaka.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Juri Ohara at RIZIN 24 on 27th September 2020 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Before that, he had been defeated by Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza at RIZIN 22 on 9th August 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Pia Arena MM, Yokohama.

He had defeated Hiroto Uesako at Bellator 237 on 28th December 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had been fighting more than Yusuke Yachi.

Going to this contest, Roberto ‘Satoshi’ de Souza had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 27 days ago, while Yusuke Yachi's last outing had been 3 years and 8 days ago.

Souza's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Yachi's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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